News & Current Affairs
Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) aims to bring the best of New Zealand content to you via its contribution feed service Pasifika TV. We will keep you updated with the latest news and current affairs happening locally and from the Pacific.
Port Vila faces potential exodus after devastating earthquake
Source: RNZ Pacific
In the aftermath of December’s devastating earthquake, many people in the capital, Port Vila have been displaced and left jobless.
The...
Young Pacific Leaders set to address ocean health challenges
A group of 45 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) have met for the first time, ahead of the Tiaki Moana Summit and Workshop in Pōrīnetia Farāni, in March 2025.
The...
Applications for YPL Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in Guam closing soon
A reminder that applications for the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) close on January 15, 2025. Don’t miss this incredible...
Vanuatu earthquake: latest update paints a distressing picture
Source: RNZ Pacific
Concerns over gender-based violence in Vanuatu have emerged in a government report following the devastating earthquake in Port Vila...
Earthquake recovery continues in Vanuatu
Source: RNZ Pacific
The British High Commission in Port Vila has given GDP£400,000 (US$496,880) to UNICEF Pacific, to support children affected by the...
Source: RNZ Pacific
8 April 1944 -3 January 2025
Dame Tariana Turia, a former member of parliament and government minister, has died. She was 80.
The former...
Source: RNZ Pacific
Pasifika sportspeople and teams made an important impact on the world stage in 2024.
From individuals at the Paris Olympics, to teams...
Source: RNZ Pacific
The rescue team sent to Vanuatu over Christmas to aid the nation’s disaster response following a deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake has...
The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Medical Assistance Team (PACMAT) has been deployed to Vanuatu in response to the devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake...
Multiple Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flights to Vanuatu this week have delivered emergency responders and tonnes of search and rescue equipment...
Source: RNZ Pacific
A Kiwi in Vanuatu says the mood has shifted around Port Vila’s collapsed CBD building, with locals feeling it is unlikely they...
Applications for the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) are now open to interested women entrepreneurs throughout the Pacific...
Source: RNZ Pacific
Dozens of Vanuatu workers returning home from working on orchards and vineyards in New Zealand are stuck in Fiji with commercial flights...
Source: RNZ Pacific.
World Vision’s Vanuatu Country Director Clement Chipokolo says electricity and water are still affected in Port Vila and strategic...